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| image = Weekend Edition logo.jpg

| format = News, analysis, commentary, interviews, special features

| runtime = c. 105 min.

| country = United States

| language = English

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'''''Weekend Edition''''' is the name given to a set of American [[radio]] [[news magazine]]s produced and distributed by National Public Radio ([[NPR]]). It is the weekend counterpart to ''[[Morning Edition]]''. It consists of ''Weekend Edition Saturday'' and ''Weekend Edition Sunday'', each of which airs for two hours, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern time, with refeeds until 2 p.m. ''Weekend Edition Saturday'' is hosted by [[Scott Simon]], while ''Weekend Edition Sunday'' is hosted by [[Rachel Martin (broadcast journalist)|Rachel Martin]], who became the interim host on January 8, 2012. Permanent Sunday host [[Audie Cornish]], who followed the retirement of long-time host [[Liane Hansen]] in 2011, has taken a one-year assignment as co-host of ''[[All Things Considered]]'', temporarily replacing [[Michele Norris]].

During the broadcast on June 17, 2012, Rachel Martin announced that it would be her last show for a while because she was going on maternity leave until September. [[Linda Wertheimer]] and David Greene filled in as hosts during her leave. Rachel Martin returned to the show in autumn 2012.

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In January 2013 NPR announced that Martin will continue to host the show and will become its main host, because Audie Cornish is remaining co-host of ''All Things Considered''.<ref name="NPR_press_release_2013_10313">{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/about/press/2013/10313.NPRHostingNews.html | title=NPR HOSTING NEWS: MICHELE NORRIS TAKES ON EXPANDED NEW ROLE FOR NPR, AUDIE CORNISH APPOINTED CO-HOST OF "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED", RACHEL MARTIN NAMED TO "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY" | publisher=NPR News | accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>

The programs feature longer stories than most NPR newsmagazines and more arts and culture stories. On Saturdays the program featured an exchange between the program's host and the late commentator, [[Daniel Schorr]], during which they discussed the events of the past week. Until February 10, 2008, on Sundays the show broadcast "Voices in the News", an audio montage of sound clips from the week's events. Sundays continue to have the "Puzzle" game with ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' [[The New York Times crossword puzzle|crossword puzzle]] editor [[Will Shortz]]. The puzzle segment usually airs approximately 40 minutesmin past the start of the first hour of the program.

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